hobble
hobble
verb
hobbler
noun
语源
verb
- [no obj., with adverbial of direction]walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury
蹒跚，跛行（尤指因为伤痛）
he was hobbling around on crutches.
他拄着拐杖跛行。
■(figurative)proceed haltingly in action or speech
(喻)（行动）踌躇，迟疑；（言语）结结巴巴
inertia and habit will keep it hobbling along.
惰性和习惯会让它很费力地前行。 - [with obj.](常作 be hobbled)tie or strap together (the legs of a horse or other animal) to prevent it from straying. hopple
把（马等的腿）拴住（以免走失）
■[with obj.]cause (a person or animal) to limp
使（人，动物）跛行
Johnson was still hobbled slightly by an ankle injury.
约翰逊由于脚踝受伤，现在走路还有点瘸。
■(figurative)be or cause a problem for
(喻)（使）成为…的问题
cotton farmers were hobbled by low prices.
低价给棉皮带来了麻烦。
- [in sing.]an awkward way of walking, typically due to pain from an injury
蹒跚，跛行（尤指由于伤痛）
he finished the match almost reduced to a hobble.
他比完赛后，几乎一瘸一拐了。 - a rope or strap used for hobbling a horse or other animal
缚马（或其他牲口的）绳索（或皮带）
hobbler
noun
语源
- Middle English: probably of Dutch or Low German origin and related to Dutch hobbelen 'rock from side to side'
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